【题目】完形填空(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)

We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Everyone likes to feel that he or she is special. 1 , many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We believe we are not good enough just as we are.

Most parents want us to be the best we can be. Very often, they compare(比较) us to 2 . By doing this, they try to encourage us to do better. They 3 well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is 4 being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed(失望). There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at 5 . Plenty of people around may not be as smart as we are, but they are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is 6 for us to be better than everyone else all the time.

We all want the things that we believe will make us better people. But very often we don’t realize that we already have 7 us the very things that we want. These things make us 8 others. When we are growing up, 9 sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough. Maybe no one told them when they were growing up. 10 , it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are is enough.

【1】A. Again B. Next C. Otherwise D. However

【2】A. other B. others C. another D. the others

【3】A. believe B. work C. mean D. show

【4】A. to B. on C. by D. in

【5】A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

【6】A. helpful B. impossible C. necessary D. important

【7】A. inside B. among C. around D. for

【8】A. worse than B. better than C. different from D. the same as

【9】A. friends B. scientists C. parents D. doctors

【10】A. Also B. Anyway C. Although D. After all

【题目】A

Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind. People always seemed to feel comfortable in her presence. For years, she was a volunteer in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her where she taught a ceramic class.

On one summer day, Mama told me to get changed and meet her at the car.

I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ruin everything? I imagined the cool lake water. Irritated, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut. We sat in silence. I was too upset to make conversation.

Tasha, would you like to know where we are going? Mama asked calmly.

No, I said.

We are going to volunteer at a children’s shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would benefit you, she explained.

When we reached the shelter, Mama rang the doorbell. Moments later, we were greeted by a woman. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. I noticed a baby whose body was scarred with iron marks. I was told it was because she wouldn’t stop crying. The majority of the children had noticeable physical scars. Others hid their emotional wounds.

As I took in my surroundings, I felt a gentle tug on my shirt. I looked down to see a little girl looking up at me. Hi. You want to play dolls with me? she asked. I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded. I turned back and said, Sure. Her tiny hand reached up and held mine, as if to comfort me.

My mom taught me a valuable lesson that summer. I returned to the shelter with her several times. During those visits, some of the children shared their troubled pasts with me and I learned to be grateful for what I had. Today as I strive to instill(逐渐灌输) these values in my own child, I reflect back to that experience. It was a time that I will never forget.

【1】The author admired her mom for ________.

A. her kindness to others B. her excellent teaching

C. her quality of honesty D. her positive attitude to life

【2】According to Paragraph 3, when she was asked to go out with her mom, the author was ________.

A. excited B. angry C. surprised D. worried

【3】From the passage we learn most children in the shelter ________.

A. were often punished by staff B. weren’t allowed to go outside

C. were once treated badly D. all suffered from mental illness

【4】The underlined word reinforcement in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.

A. truth B. help C. comfort D. support

【5】 What lesson did the author learn from her experience?

A. To value what you take for granted. B. To play with children is fun.

C. To love others is to love yourself. D. To do as what your parents do.

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